Overview

Processed food has become an integral part of the lifestyles of Indonesia’s citizens in recent decades, primarily due to its simplicity and affordability. This year, the government is relying on the food-and-beverage sector to give the national non-oil-and-gas industrial sector a boost of at least 5.67%. Indeed, during a recent event held in Jakarta, Indonesia’s Minister of Industry, Airlangga Hartarto, asserted that the food-and-beverage industry was currently contributing a full 24% to the country’s total industrial output. Moreover, in 2016, the DBS Research Group found that Indonesia represented the largest food-and-beverage market within the ASEAN region. [1]